-Lanthanides are a solid and are in group three of the periodic table, period 6
Physical Properties….
-Bright Silver
-Fluorescent under UV rays
-They are soft metals
Chemical Properties….
-When they are exposed to air they form an oxide
-They melting points range from 819 °C to 1,663 °C
-Bind with water
Interesting Facts….
-At one point in time they were referred to as the “rare earth elements”
-Even though there is an abundance of them lanthanides in Greek is “lie hidden”
-All the same size
Uses….
-Lasers
-Headphones
Sources:
Helmenstine, Annie M. "Lanthanides - List of Elements in the Lanthanide Group." Chemistry - Periodic Table, Chemistry Projects, and Chemistry Homework Help. About.com, 2009. Web. 26 Oct. 2009. <http://chemistry.about.com/od/elementgroups/a/lanthanideslist.htm>.
Elements
·Lanthanum
·Cerium
·Praseodymium
·Neodymium
·Promethium
·Samarium
·Europium
·Gadolinium
·Terbium
·Dysprosium
·Holmium
·Erbium
·Thulium
·Ytterbium
·Lutetium
-Lanthanides are a solid and are in group three of the periodic table, period 6
Physical Properties….
-Bright Silver
-Fluorescent under UV rays
-They are soft metals
Chemical Properties….
-When they are exposed to air they form an oxide
-They melting points range from 819 °C to 1,663 °C
-Bind with water
Interesting Facts….
-At one point in time they were referred to as the “rare earth elements”
-Even though there is an abundance of them lanthanides in Greek is “lie hidden”
-All the same size
Uses….
-Lasers
-Headphones
Sources:
Helmenstine, Annie M. "Lanthanides - List of Elements in the Lanthanide Group." Chemistry - Periodic Table, Chemistry Projects, and Chemistry Homework Help. About.com, 2009. Web. 26 Oct. 2009. <http://chemistry.about.com/od/elementgroups/a/lanthanideslist.htm>.
Science Clarified. "Lanthanides - Lanthanides as rare earth elements, Occurrence, Properties, Uses of lanthanides." Science Clarified. Advameg, 2009. Web. 26 Oct. 2009. <http://www.scienceclarified.com/Io-Ma/Lanthanides.html>.
Encylopedia. "Lanthanide series Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about lanthanide series." Encyclopedia - Online Dictionary | Encyclopedia.com: Get facts, articles, pictures, videolopedia. HighBeam™ Research, Inc., 2009. Web. 26 Oct. 2009. <http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/lanthanide_series.aspx>.
Cotton, S. "Lanthanides - Uses Of Lanthanides." Science Encyclopedia. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics ., 1991. Web. 26 Oct. 2009. <http://science.jrank.org/pages/3826/Lanthanides-Uses-lanthanides.html>.
Neodymium. Digital image. Mountaincatgeology.wordpress. Sadish, 2009. Web. <http://mountaincatgeology.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/my-new-favorite-element/>.
Beats by dr dre. Digital image. Frap94. Blogspot. Web. 26 Oct. 09. <http://frap94.blogspot.com/2009/03/dr-dre-beats-by-dre.html>.
Blue Laser. Digital image. Daily Galaxy. 2009. Web. 26 Oct. 2009. <http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/technology/page/2/>.
Luminescent Lathanides. Lathanum p.t. Digital image. Luminiscent. 2009. Web. 26 Oct. 2009. <http://perso.bretagne.ens-cachan.fr/~mwerts/lanthanides/ln_descr.html>.